Management Relevance of Benthic Biogeography at Multiple Scales in Coastal Waters of the Northeast U.S.

摘要: Continuing pressures from human activities have harmed the health of ocean ecosystems, particularly those near coast. Current management practices that operate on one sector at a time not resulted in healthy oceans can sustainably provide ecosystem services humans want and need. Now, adoption ecosystem-based (EBM) coastal marine spatial planning (CMSP) as foundational principles for United States should result more holistic approach. Recent biogeographical studies benthic habitat mapping using satellite imagery, large-scale monitoring programs, observation systems, acoustic video techniques, landscape ecology, geographic information integrated databases, ecological modeling support EBM, make CMSP ecologically meaningful, contribute to biodiversity conservation. Examples waters along northeast coast Delaware Bay Passamaquoddy Bay, Maine, illustrate how biogeography bottom seascape diversity is useful lens through which view EBM nearshore waters. The focus communities, are widely used programs sensitive many stresses activities.